@@dominicjosiah2901 It is not simple. But society cannot take responsibility or assume such for people who do not live up to the average expectations of the society. That is communism and it never worked in reality. Here is some hard reality though : 600.000 human beings are SLAVES today in Mauritania and that place is not alone in practicing SLAVERY in 2021. Who is to solve that problem?
Seneca’s Adoptive Son It's just a shame that the extremely wealthy siave- owning, plantation masters didn't take British and Europeans over there, voluntarily, for a new start in the beatiiful sunshine and paid and housed them well and they'd still be very wealthy. But absolute greed made them steal people from Africa and when in Jamaica etc treated them in the appalling way they did
@@jordank1489 clearly you never read history. The indigenous Arawak people lived in the Island for thousands of years, then the Spanish invaded and started shipping enslaved Africans. By the time the British defeated the Spanish and took charge of the island there were already established settlements not a "bit of sand in the ocean" dinlo.
I come from poor whites. My family were poor and we lived in squats. We were homeless. My family never had a pot to piss in. When I talk to some black people about my family being poor I find them very surprised. I’m no way rich now. I would say i’m Still poor. I love listening Ash Sarkar and Akala He make the most sense talking about class and race intelligent and clear. Thanks for being real and true. The class system is diverse.
As a 62 yr old white Englishman I have only recently come across Akala. I can't claim to like his music but his words are startling. Whenever I hear him speak he comes across as learned, erudite and exceedingly smart. That he does so honestly, without pretending to be something he is not and without losing his roots, is all the more amazing.
@@doovbaloevera1430 There is no suspicion. You seem to have taken two words out of context and added your own interpretation by ignoring everything else I said. Please read my full comment again.
"The underclass within the black underclass is being used as a weapon against the people who are the primary victims of their crimes" - Beautifully articulated, as always, and so loaded with truth.
JellyBean18: That is so true---in fact, that's been happening to black people in America for decades. Honestly, a lot of the issues he talks about British black people going through and dealing with are very similar (despite the obvious historical differences bwt us) to what black people have been going through in the U.S.----the only two differences being that we didn't come to America voluntarily,and we're been battling those same issues much longer here.
@@alondathomas293 And you don't respect black Americans. Because you perceived them as not having autonomy, knowing the difference between right and wrong, having agency, and personal responsibility. Observe Black America in the 1950"s and now.
@@alondathomas293 Your skin color does not think! So what is you point? I don't care that you are black, just like you should not care that I am brown. Why so triggered? So being black holds you above others. You don't respect black people.
JellyBean18 I'm a very intelligent and educated person but I've no idea what that quote means. I wish I did but I don't. Mind you, I'm very tired and in pain so that's my excuse Could somebody explain it in a plain simple one sentence baby language? Ta
In my country, flying the Mexican flag is a sign of disrespect. i never understand why immigrants wave their flag on foreign lands. Why not return to you home country. By the way, I am an immigrant.
@@albertogutierrez8653 you bellend. People are proud of their home country or land of their forefathers. Whats bring with waving that flag? You are a total knob.
What a brilliant interview! I love it from about 21:00 to the end, where he highlights the link between school exclusions and the predictability of crime and incarceration. His suggestion of boarding schools is really interesting, but I'd go a step further to suggest a profound review of our entire schooling system - which I just can't refer to as education in any real sense of the word. At the moment, it's plumbed the depths of institutional systematic abuse, and distorts the life perspective of pretty well all who are exposed to it, including the teachers. The kids don't like it, the parents don't like it, and the teachers don't like it - and no-one likes the social problems it creates. Coincidentally, I've been writing an article on precisely this topic this evening not that long before watching this. Thanks both of you for a riveting 25 minutes. And I'm going to buy that book - but not from Amazon...
This is a brilliant interview. As a white-working class Englishman, who does sometimes romanticise the culture/history (although not the state) it's really useful to hear Akala put things in perspective. Deffo getting my hands on the book.
Can you point me to any point in this interview where Akala race-baits? On the contrary, all I've ever seen him do is call for working class solidarity. Read his work and you will see that he continually points at that Whites in Easter House, Croxteth, Sunderland, etc, all suffer from the same kinds of barriers to success. If merely pointing out that racism exists in society is "race-baiting" then I think you are being a snowflake. We need cross-community solidarity and solutions for all. At the same time, we need flexible policies that are relevant for each community. Akala talks sense.
This interview has made me understand the experience of the UK diaspora, we’ve mostly been exposed to the USA black experience. As a South African I find it so interesting to see my own ignorance.
@@fuckamericanidiot Yeah, don't bother making even a cursory gesture at developing a coherent argument to back your point up; just say WRONG and sit back smugly - another lefty was owned today. How can we possibly stand up to such intellectual might?
Whenever I listen to Akala with a more critical ear and not just being taken in by his raw intelligence, abundant knowledge and charisma I am always left wondering what does he actually stand for. He is brilliant at critiquing the problems, analysing what's wrong and that's all he seems to do. And that will always draw an audience as people love to feel they are on the side of righteousness standing against the dark forces of evil. That seems to get the dopamine flowing in the brain. (I am no exception) So, to my surprise at about 20.45 minutes in, he is asked what policy would he offer up to the government if asked - and this is it: - "REMOVE" troublesome/troubled kids from the cities, 12 years of age and older and put them on farms in Cambridge, train them get them to swim in the lake with the benefit that the kids who do want to study won't be distracted or stopped from studying whilst youth workers can work with the troubled youth on these community run 'boarding schools'. Sounds like Borstal to me! And who is going to be in charge of 'removing' kids and sending them to 'farms'. I don't believe this is the way to go, though others may disagree. It's nothing more than an idea straight out of the Babylon pocketbook to identify the rotten eggs and segregate them based on class and race. Akala - give some more time to meditating on what the vision can be for humanity overall and share that some time. I and am sure others would love to hear what your super brain would come up with.
He very clearly said "community" run boarding schools. Moved by people who "understand" them. People who grew up in similar circumstances and areas who are older/wiser. Listen better before you criticise.
I actually thought about some of his lyrics the other day and his main point is knowledge is power but also his other lyric absolute power corrupts absolutely so by his very lyric the smarter you get the more corrupt you become. He actually seems to exhibit a lot of Luciferian qualities also
"If people listen to rap music and it drives them to believe that every young black boy sells crack and shoots people, that's their own stupidity" -- Simple uncommon sense like this defines Akala. He's on another level to most.
Amazing how many people don’t know that some of the worst legacies of the British empire; Iranian coup, the Malayan emergency, and the Korean War, all happened under Clement Attlee.
Andrew Hodges. Or maybe even the pro -Communist North Koreans and Chinese who were hell bent in enslaving the peoples of South Korea had a bit to do with it as well, but hey! What's a few million dead in the gulags between us comrades, right?
"they discovered there are poor white people!" - that reminds me of my own feeling when i first came to Moscow, having been born in a small provincial town in the middle of Russia. i'd believed Moscow is the city of rich people, and the closer you get to Moscow the richer the people. turned out, most people anywhere are working class)))
Mongolia conquered Russia and half of Europe in the 1200's and Russians were still finding Russian slaves in the Asian khanates in the late 1800s. That's 600 years of slavery.
I wish these two would do a documentary mini series for mainstream tv on these themes to fill in these gaps in British history and education. The book is awesome. Recommend it.
I guess that's because he spent his childhood in London and not the north of Scotland. Also even 100% white kids follow black culture more than traditional British culture. I am not saying there is anything wrong with that its just a statement of fact.
He does say it in most of his talks. He talks about his mother and his Scottish side including his grandfather from the outer Hebrides. He does say that he used to visit him but not often because of the distance..
My grandparents live on the Island of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides and I spent my childhood in England so I can confirm that it was a pretty long journey.
@@revol148 lol. There's no money in scottish history. In scotland our history is being ignored now. It's all lgbt, the joy of refugees and equality for women. Pushing back against whiteness is a theme that is being taught. Akela epitomises the rubbing out of white achievements. He barely talks about what happened when blacks revolted in Haiti and attacked each other because his narrative says it would all be great if it wasnt for whites. His isnt the truth, its somewhere in the middle.
The host, ( Ash) has done a brilliant job, asking active / intelligent and engaging questions.. always wonderful to see women using their intelligence..
I'm so glad I discovered this channel after Ash Sarkar lit up Piers Morgan on his own show. Also Akala made a great point about Britain's focus on Americas history of racism, and how it's a subtle way to divert attention from our own history. Like when I was in school, we only learned about the plantations in the USA. There was little to no mention of the British slave colonies of Jamaica or Barbados. We just watched roots, and learned about how evil the Americans were.
I'm so glad there are people out there who can see the ideal end point but also understand that we have to get there in small steps to ensure we never fall backwards. I always have "skip to the end" in my head (a la "Spaced") but looking at any change, however small, in history, I realise, it takes time to embed a new normal into the mind of the everyday folks.
Most white working class people are not racist. Anomosities towards immigrants are inevitable since both sections are competitors for resources and services. The history of disadvantaged white people lies in thousands of years of enslavement to feudalism. Which we share with all poorer people from many areas of the known world. Racism although unacceptable and extreme is generated by any ruling class. Advantage and disadvantage and disparity of health between us makes for social division. I myself am no friend of the human race the travesty of the condition renders me compassionate but realistic. I am a true Christian by nature and politically communist. My allegiance is to God and the teachings of Christ whose sacrifice was for all of us. May God help you to resolve our divisions and bring salvation to this humanised world.
I came to the uk in 2015 as a black Barbadian, it was my first time travelling out of the island and I had the same experience seeing poor and working class white people. It baffled me
actually shes wearing Adidas and she called herself a communist so i dont have to think critically about anything she says or evaluate my own position at all. im extremely smart
I love listening to this man so well spoken. It gos deeper than skin though. I lived in England and was turned away from pubs and clubs because of my accent
Akala's vision for an alternative education/support system for disenfranchised inner city youth sounds familiar. In the 1980s, I worked in Inner London Education Authority (ILEA) 'special' boarding schools, situated in towns on the outskirts of London and set up for young people with 'emotional and behavioural difficulties' (EBD) from inner London, working class, often impoverished families, who had been expelled from mainstream schools. The striking and potent difference (that I can imagine) between the boarding school model proposed by Akala and the 1980s version of 'special' schools, is that Akala's schools would be 'community'-led. Fantastic idea.
Great interview, Akala is a dude and always worth listening to and excellent questions from Ash. Wonder if humanity will ever get past focusing on pseudo differences such as skin colour and focus instead on the things we all have in common.
These Two! They’ve both got soo much going on & together are a perfect partnership & formidable force. They’re quick, cool, smart, skilful, intelligent, articulate, not to mention spectacular.. and I’m sure the list of superlatives goes on.. no doubt.. let me know what you’d add to the list?
100% overreliant on an american anti-racist model. Also i would argue many south asians overreliant on an african-american or black british model for anti-racism work. Which i get cos it can feel v scary to speak the truth about western colonial interests in south asia and the middle east without sounding like a dangerous terrorist, but that's exactly what they want. It feels safer to advocate for our black brethren than for ourselves.
Apart from shia muslims south asian and middle eastern people are too scared to combat imperialism. I guess it's easier to go along with US and UK blacks.
In fact I have seen south asians have so much sympathy for blacks when it comes to racism, but then believe everything that racist say when it comes to asians.
There were plenty of poor white people in the Caribbean, perhaps further back than Akala's grandparents' time but I mean Muhammad Ali's grandfather was an Irishman and before the wealthy colonialists atomised the two groups, poor white Irish and English people often rebelled alongside their black brethren. See the fantastic book that covers this topic - Caliban and the Witch.
Blacks generally never went against whites who were down for the cause excluding the unfortunate situation in haiti where whites that were allies were killed by machete. Ironically polish folk were granted immunity
I'm an African-american and unfortunately I couldn't understand the author and title of a book that Akala refers to about 5:05 minute. It sounded like he said, Frank Freddy's book 'The Side of War', but I can't find any such book. I am struggling with the British-like accents... I am very impressed with Akala's work
I am from handsworth he is right they are very few white English people when I went to school in the 80s and 90s and handsworth college they where only 1 white boy in my class Ian ball and 2 white boys in the year also as a afghan they not many pathans in handsworth back in the 80s and 90s they where 2 main communities especially on Soho rd handsworth Jamaican carribbean and sikh indian punjabi that's why to this day the 2 main festival they have in handsworth park is the carribbean carnival and vaisakhi today handsworth you have africans kurdhish smoalians afghans and arabs Pakistani Bangladeshi it's changed over time
Only just found this. Love Akala, and love you guys! Recently found your channel and I'm so happy to see a genuine lefty media outlet from the UK. I've got Akala's graphic novel, it's stunning.
She's absolutely beautiful and she did a fantastic job with the probing questions with this interview. And you know that Akala's going to atomically annihilate any interview he's in. His points about Korean revenge cinema not making us think all Koreans are vengefully violent, Italian Mafia movies don't make us think that most Italians are mafiosos, etc.
Agree with akala, 💯 I remember in the eighties taking trips too various parts of the UK. As a result it exposed me too many scenarios that helped along the way, independence, overconing many early life lessons that I feel young people now do not have. As akala says it would be cheaper to send all those people in jail than to imprison them. Is this another syndicate that would rather benefit from people demise than see them prosper. We all have a responsibility to to make it better for the next generations and should all work together to HELP the youth as they are the future.
Excellent views of the impact of British Empire, so insightful. Looking through a mirror from the back of the frame. Caribbean examples are so revealing and shine a light into darkest ideology.
@@onyourface207 your response clearly shows you know nothing unfortunately ... Maybe lose the arrogance and gain some humility, it will open your eyes and hopefully change your mindset /perspective... But tbf your previous comment show the chances are slim to none..
WOW.. I've always thought the same about youth school as part of a solution. There is a school in India. a huge school, where every year, they take students as young as 3. They would give them a complete medical, upon entry and if they need any special medical treatment, it is worked into their school schedule. During the school semesters, everyone boards at the school, and they are not allowed to contact family or friends until the holiday break. The school feeds them, shelters them, and teaches them academically as well as emotionally, and physically. The older students helps to look after the younger students as well as help with the upkeep of the school. The idea behind the school is similar to what Akala describes. It allows the children to grow outside of the influence of the adults around them and it also eases the burdens of the adults as they have less to worry about. This was to solve the issue of tribal wars in India. The school accepting children from many of these tribes will allow them to live and learn about each other in a safer environment as the school teaches them the skills needed for problem-solving.
Fantastic interview! I’m someone (a white middle class culturally rich monetarily ok 40 year old male secondary SEN teacher and mature student at a London University with a mixed race adorable wife and a 3 year old son with ASD.... )....who this interview absolutely educates, informs and represents my continuously developing views on identity, race and politics. I will definitely be sharing this with my own audience as it offers credible and intelligent conversation on vital topical issues. Many thanks 👌😀
falloutgirl902 He would probably be forced to lose his edge and become part of the status quo. Truth of the matter is this country wouldnt be ready for it we claim to be progressive but its merely an illusion.
actually , although that's true regards windrush, the name Brittain is far older in fact its origins of name go back about 3000 years, to a guy called Brutus "Brutian became Britain" but he is right from the pov of an established common government/monarch we call the british government and the crown, england governed Jamaica before legally governing Scotland, im sure Akala keeping it simple for the interview ( i know he gonna know the origins of the name ,he too smart and well read not to) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brutus_of_Troy
The way he talks and holds your attention is amazing
Yes, you always know he will be interesting.
He can be pretentious & annoying, though...
It costs more to send a man to prison than educate him. That's insane. 🤔
Why the fuck doesn't he educate himself?
@@Buz-Lunch-Punx Same way that a homeless man isn't able to get a house
@@george4281 Why because he's lazy? Has shitty parents? Has no sense of personal responsibility/
@@Buz-Lunch-Punx If only it were that simple.....
@@dominicjosiah2901 It is not simple. But society cannot take responsibility or assume such for people who do not live up to the average expectations of the society. That is communism and it never worked in reality. Here is some hard reality though : 600.000 human beings are SLAVES today in Mauritania and that place is not alone in practicing SLAVERY in 2021. Who is to solve that problem?
It puts it into perspective when he says Jamaica was run by England since before the union with Scotland.
Well it was just a bit of sand in the ocean back then, Scotland has its own history with the noisy neighbors
@@TheDeeeeench eh?
wdirtymonkey the entity of Jamaica didn’t exist before the British made it a productive place to live and export goods...
Seneca’s Adoptive Son
It's just a shame that the extremely wealthy siave- owning, plantation masters didn't take British and Europeans over there, voluntarily, for a new start in the beatiiful sunshine and paid and housed them well and they'd still be very wealthy.
But absolute greed made them steal people from Africa and when in Jamaica etc treated them in the appalling way they did
@@jordank1489 clearly you never read history. The indigenous Arawak people lived in the Island for thousands of years, then the Spanish invaded and started shipping enslaved Africans. By the time the British defeated the Spanish and took charge of the island there were already established settlements not a "bit of sand in the ocean" dinlo.
I come from poor whites. My family were poor and we lived in squats. We were homeless. My family never had a pot to piss in. When I talk to some black people about my family being poor I find them very surprised. I’m no way rich now. I would say i’m Still poor. I love listening Ash Sarkar and Akala He make the most sense talking about class and race intelligent and clear. Thanks for being real and true. The class system is diverse.
As a 62 yr old white Englishman I have only recently come across Akala. I can't claim to like his music but his words are startling. Whenever I hear him speak he comes across as learned, erudite and exceedingly smart. That he does so honestly, without pretending to be something he is not and without losing his roots, is all the more amazing.
Comes across - I like the suspicions
@@doovbaloevera1430 There is no suspicion.
You seem to have taken two words out of context and added your own interpretation by ignoring everything else I said.
Please read my full comment again.
Yes he’s a scholar 😅
@@hallie6269Yet he's sooooo impressed on how he (How do they say it?) "speaks so well"🤣🤣🤣🤣!!! Willful ignorance is for the fearful!
"The underclass within the black underclass is being used as a weapon against the people who are the primary victims of their crimes" - Beautifully articulated, as always, and so loaded with truth.
JellyBean18:
That is so true---in fact, that's been happening to black people in America for decades. Honestly, a lot of the issues he talks about British black people going through and dealing with are very similar (despite the obvious historical differences bwt us) to what black people have been going through in the U.S.----the only two differences being that we didn't come to America voluntarily,and we're been battling those same issues much longer here.
@@alondathomas293 And you don't respect black Americans. Because you perceived them as not having autonomy, knowing the difference between right and wrong, having agency, and personal responsibility. Observe Black America in the 1950"s and now.
@@albertogutierrez8653:
Excuse me? I am a black American myself, so what the hell are you even talking about?
@@alondathomas293 Your skin color does not think! So what is you point? I don't care that you are black, just like you should not care that I am brown. Why so triggered? So being black holds you above others. You don't respect black people.
JellyBean18
I'm a very intelligent and educated person but I've no idea what that quote means. I wish I did but I don't.
Mind you, I'm very tired and in pain so that's my excuse
Could somebody explain it in a plain simple one sentence baby language?
Ta
Absolute genius I’m addicted to listening to this guy I’ve learnt so much just watching all his interview👍🏾🇧🇩🇬🇧
You should read his book, or better listen to the audiobook! Amazing stuff, super insightful
In my country, flying the Mexican flag is a sign of disrespect. i never understand why immigrants wave their flag on foreign lands. Why not return to you home country. By the way, I am an immigrant.
@@christina7215 Marry me.
@@albertogutierrez8653 you bellend. People are proud of their home country or land of their forefathers. Whats bring with waving that flag? You are a total knob.
They're both compete prats, you're better off watching Voltaire's Ghost.
I want a girl to look at me the way Ash looks at Akala.
LOL she is definitely an attentive listener!
i dont think she fancies him, she respects him...which is more important.
I kinda fancy her, but Akala is a good bloke. Better him than me to be honest.
Henry Fung .... they prefer the term ‘native american’ not ‘indian’
Terry Dacktill 'Indian' is Asian. 'Native American' is North American. Difference...
What an excellent interview with some really well thought-out questions!
What a brilliant interview! I love it from about 21:00 to the end, where he highlights the link between school exclusions and the predictability of crime and incarceration. His suggestion of boarding schools is really interesting, but I'd go a step further to suggest a profound review of our entire schooling system - which I just can't refer to as education in any real sense of the word. At the moment, it's plumbed the depths of institutional systematic abuse, and distorts the life perspective of pretty well all who are exposed to it, including the teachers. The kids don't like it, the parents don't like it, and the teachers don't like it - and no-one likes the social problems it creates. Coincidentally, I've been writing an article on precisely this topic this evening not that long before watching this. Thanks both of you for a riveting 25 minutes. And I'm going to buy that book - but not from Amazon...
This is a brilliant interview. As a white-working class Englishman, who does sometimes romanticise the culture/history (although not the state) it's really useful to hear Akala put things in perspective. Deffo getting my hands on the book.
Lol, stop being a bitch.
TheCausation well that’s just... your opinion, man.
Race baiting racist who's built a career indulging morons
Can you point me to any point in this interview where Akala race-baits? On the contrary, all I've ever seen him do is call for working class solidarity. Read his work and you will see that he continually points at that Whites in Easter House, Croxteth, Sunderland, etc, all suffer from the same kinds of barriers to success. If merely pointing out that racism exists in society is "race-baiting" then I think you are being a snowflake. We need cross-community solidarity and solutions for all. At the same time, we need flexible policies that are relevant for each community. Akala talks sense.
Paul Judkins I didn't demonise it. Neither did Akala.
This interview has made me understand the experience of the UK diaspora, we’ve mostly been exposed to the USA black experience. As a South African I find it so interesting to see my own ignorance.
Let me tell you, Akala is mostly wrong.
@@fuckamericanidiot could you elaborate on where in this video he is wrong?
@@fuckamericanidiot Yeah, don't bother making even a cursory gesture at developing a coherent argument to back your point up; just say WRONG and sit back smugly - another lefty was owned today.
How can we possibly stand up to such intellectual might?
@@suziemoffatt9877 What a surname... Any relation to Scarlett ?..
Whenever I listen to Akala with a more critical ear and not just being taken in by his raw intelligence, abundant knowledge and charisma I am always left wondering what does he actually stand for. He is brilliant at critiquing the problems, analysing what's wrong and that's all he seems to do. And that will always draw an audience as people love to feel they are on the side of righteousness standing against the dark forces of evil. That seems to get the dopamine flowing in the brain. (I am no exception)
So, to my surprise at about 20.45 minutes in, he is asked what policy would he offer up to the government if asked - and this is it: -
"REMOVE" troublesome/troubled kids from the cities, 12 years of age and older and put them on farms in Cambridge, train them get them to swim in the lake with the benefit that the kids who do want to study won't be distracted or stopped from studying whilst youth workers can work with the troubled youth on these community run 'boarding schools'.
Sounds like Borstal to me! And who is going to be in charge of 'removing' kids and sending them to 'farms'. I don't believe this is the way to go, though others may disagree. It's nothing more than an idea straight out of the Babylon pocketbook to identify the rotten eggs and segregate them based on class and race.
Akala - give some more time to meditating on what the vision can be for humanity overall and share that some time. I and am sure others would love to hear what your super brain would come up with.
unfortunately far left, like far right, is authoritarian and wrongly assumes the moral high ground to "know what's best".
He very clearly said "community" run boarding schools. Moved by people who "understand" them. People who grew up in similar circumstances and areas who are older/wiser.
Listen better before you criticise.
I actually thought about some of his lyrics the other day and his main point is knowledge is power but also his other lyric absolute power corrupts absolutely so by his very lyric the smarter you get the more corrupt you become. He actually seems to exhibit a lot of Luciferian qualities also
"If people listen to rap music and it drives them to believe that every young black boy sells crack and shoots people, that's their own stupidity" -- Simple uncommon sense like this defines Akala. He's on another level to most.
Ugh no, the point is that the listener identifies with the culture and the values the rap music portrays
Akala's quote is so insanely stupid
@harry flashman lmao! Doesn't even make sense. Please explain further?
@@Buz-Lunch-Punx says person with a stupid response.
@harry flashman lmfao this time! None of your cryptic response is remotely relevant to the original comment. You must be bored, huh?
Don't worry @yesitstkm, there's always one 'John Smith'
I see young people like these 2 and it gives me hope for the future
@@kylio95 Yeah, whatever!! 🙄
@@kylio95 Amen.
@@kylio95 racist? How so...
As a minority, they are racist. How can you live like this. History has made life miserable to every human on the planet.
@PurelyAfrican young enough . youth ends at 35 in our neck of the woods.
Akala is a true legend most respected voice in UK history 🙌❤️🔥
Amazing how many people don’t know that some of the worst legacies of the British empire; Iranian coup, the Malayan emergency, and the Korean War, all happened under Clement Attlee.
ok, so Attlee was responsible for the Korean war..
maybe the USA and their anti-communist hysteria had a bit to do with it
Andrew Hodges He wasn’t responsible but he didn’t have to follow the US.
Andrew Hodges We weren’t innocent of anti communist hysteria either btw.
Andrew Hodges. Or maybe even the pro -Communist North Koreans and Chinese who were hell bent in enslaving the peoples of South Korea had a bit to do with it as well, but hey! What's a few million dead in the gulags between us comrades, right?
Hello Ash, keep up the great job you do. My support from Bolivia! I am proud that young people are defending ordinary people.
Shit I hope you guys are doing alright.
Half way through your book and I’m thoroughly enjoying it hope you continue on this path and publish more books in the future.
"they discovered there are poor white people!" - that reminds me of my own feeling when i first came to Moscow, having been born in a small provincial town in the middle of Russia. i'd believed Moscow is the city of rich people, and the closer you get to Moscow the richer the people. turned out, most people anywhere are working class)))
Mongolia conquered Russia and half of Europe in the 1200's and Russians were still finding Russian slaves in the Asian khanates in the late 1800s. That's 600 years of slavery.
What a wonderfully thoughtful interviewer.
This is my first encounter with Ash Sarkar - definitely gonna start following her work, too.
...and mine with Akala, cool guy. This in '21, can we resurrect J.C. ? It's got precedence...
Ash is Killing it at the moment
Thanks!
The book is class. Waiting for the next one.
Great question, Great response
I wish these two would do a documentary mini series for mainstream tv on these themes to fill in these gaps in British history and education. The book is awesome. Recommend it.
@Alvida Hamesha I am a proud brown supremacist.
@@albertogutierrez8653 You cant be a supremacist without being supreme.
And your name is Spanish anyway.
@@daftwod You have a great logical mind. Good luck with that. 🤣
@@albertogutierrez8653 Supreme use of emojis.
@@woeisme1261 u ok hun x
Did you know that Akala's Mum is from the Island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides and was a native Gaelic speaker?
I guess that's because he spent his childhood in London and not the north of Scotland. Also even 100% white kids follow black culture more than traditional British culture. I am not saying there is anything wrong with that its just a statement of fact.
He does say it in most of his talks. He talks about his mother and his Scottish side including his grandfather from the outer Hebrides. He does say that he used to visit him but not often because of the distance..
My grandparents live on the Island of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides and I spent my childhood in England so I can confirm that it was a pretty long journey.
not sure he spoke Gaelic but yes ...he's half Scottish
@@revol148 lol. There's no money in scottish history. In scotland our history is being ignored now. It's all lgbt, the joy of refugees and equality for women. Pushing back against whiteness is a theme that is being taught. Akela epitomises the rubbing out of white achievements. He barely talks about what happened when blacks revolted in Haiti and attacked each other because his narrative says it would all be great if it wasnt for whites. His isnt the truth, its somewhere in the middle.
Great interview. Anyone who hasn't got his book yet should do so immediately
This is why I love this guy, and regardless of your race you should too.
Always learn new things about history when listening to Akala. Thanks for this :)
Always hear BS when listening to ... thx.
Its called reframing history through a marxist lens.
Ash Sarkar is such an incredible mind - so eloquent, shes definitely one to watch! Two really clever dudes here..
Noooo. You moron.
Apologies for not acknowleding Novara Media. All you guys are brilliant
Akala always humble but with a powerful knowledge! Thumbs up ladies and gentle men!
By powerful, do you mean a marxist reframing of history? Because that's what it is.
The host, ( Ash) has done a brilliant job, asking active / intelligent and engaging questions.. always wonderful to see women using their intelligence..
we always do 🤣
Brilliant interview... didnt even know about this channel until they interviewed Akala.
Thank you for such and informative and eye opening video! Ash Sarkar has amazingly beautiful skin by the way! Peace.
I'm so glad I discovered this channel after Ash Sarkar lit up Piers Morgan on his own show. Also Akala made a great point about Britain's focus on Americas history of racism, and how it's a subtle way to divert attention from our own history.
Like when I was in school, we only learned about the plantations in the USA. There was little to no mention of the British slave colonies of Jamaica or Barbados. We just watched roots, and learned about how evil the Americans were.
Lol.
And how is this helpful economically? Just learn how to make things and poverty will die out of black communities.
@Do what you must, I have already won Yeah that's the problem, people don't care
+maydate86 Ok, boomer.
+ Do what you must. lol shut the fuck up moron.
Very good interview, thank you and well done.
Agreed. Nice ALF symbol.
As a South African I can relate.
Thanks for this interview. Always learn and enjoy a better life view from Akala.👍🏽👏🏾🙏🏽
The claim that irish people in Kilburn were an oppressed minority in the 1990s is totally risble.
@Andrew Martin "risble." ?
This guy is the single most compelling voice on race relations in Britain that I have ever heard.
You really need to get out more
Watch 'Thomas Sowell' if you really want to hear a black person speak the truth
Akalia is a great scholar, poet and comrade too
Comrade being 100% the operative word for you marxist failures.
Comrade? You do realise communism has killed 100 million, right?
I'm so glad there are people out there who can see the ideal end point but also understand that we have to get there in small steps to ensure we never fall backwards. I always have "skip to the end" in my head (a la "Spaced") but looking at any change, however small, in history, I realise, it takes time to embed a new normal into the mind of the everyday folks.
This was amazing. Great conversation. Always learn a lot from Akala 👏🏾
Most white working class people are not racist. Anomosities towards immigrants are inevitable since both sections are competitors for resources and services. The history of disadvantaged white people lies in thousands of years of enslavement to feudalism. Which we share with all poorer people from many areas of the known world. Racism although unacceptable and extreme is generated by any ruling class. Advantage and disadvantage and disparity of health between us makes for social division. I myself am no friend of the human race the travesty of the condition renders me compassionate but realistic. I am a true Christian by nature and politically communist. My allegiance is to God and the teachings of Christ whose sacrifice was for all of us. May God help you to resolve our divisions and bring salvation to this humanised world.
can't wait to read this book. we need more intellectuals like Akala
I came to the uk in 2015 as a black Barbadian, it was my first time travelling out of the island and I had the same experience seeing poor and working class white people. It baffled me
Omg Akala's fucking amazing and great interview by Ash
Awesome interview. Thanks!
ruclips.net/video/EdcjScLxmuA/видео.html
Great suggestion with diverting funds to community public boarding schools (for those who want to board). Powerful, even. It would be transformative
Thank you. Very Interesting interview. There has been black people in Britain a long time. My family alone been here since 1846
All relations between people must be seen in its specific context. Britain is not France is not the Netherlands. Thank you for your subtle discours.
These 2 are searingly intelligent and on point. All Brits should be made to watch this and learn a bit about their sordid history.
David Britain’s is especially recent, sordid, and under publicised. Let’s get real and stop hiding behind excuses
Love Akala, he just left me speechless most of the time
Ash is such a good interviewer.
These people are so informed, if you showed this to a right-winger their head would explode.
In annoyance.
@@NJ-cj6sd Well yeah. Since right-wingers are generally ignorant.
actually shes wearing Adidas and she called herself a communist so i dont have to think critically about anything she says or evaluate my own position at all. im extremely smart
@@monty1864 shame
Ash Sarkar. Another person who like to throw the support I gave for racial equality back in my face. Thanks Ash
I love listening to this man so well spoken. It gos deeper than skin though. I lived in England and was turned away from pubs and clubs because of my accent
Akala's vision for an alternative education/support system for disenfranchised inner city youth sounds familiar. In the 1980s, I worked in Inner London Education Authority (ILEA) 'special' boarding schools, situated in towns on the outskirts of London and set up for young people with 'emotional and behavioural difficulties' (EBD) from inner London, working class, often impoverished families, who had been expelled from mainstream schools. The striking and potent difference (that I can imagine) between the boarding school model proposed by Akala and the 1980s version of 'special' schools, is that Akala's schools would be 'community'-led. Fantastic idea.
Reading Akala’s book, it’s brilliant, everyone should read it. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Great interview, Akala is a dude and always worth listening to and excellent questions from Ash. Wonder if humanity will ever get past focusing on pseudo differences such as skin colour and focus instead on the things we all have in common.
These Two!
They’ve both got soo much going on & together are a perfect partnership & formidable force.
They’re quick, cool, smart, skilful, intelligent, articulate, not to mention spectacular.. and I’m sure the list of superlatives goes on.. no doubt..
let me know what you’d add to the list?
@Jonny O.P Learn grammar you dumb fuck. Of course it’s Superlative language.
Adolescent Bitchin'
Beautiful
Yes! Thank you for this wonderful interview!
Genius!! So illuminating. Thank you for sharing; so interesting and well researched.
100% overreliant on an american anti-racist model. Also i would argue many south asians overreliant on an african-american or black british model for anti-racism work. Which i get cos it can feel v scary to speak the truth about western colonial interests in south asia and the middle east without sounding like a dangerous terrorist, but that's exactly what they want. It feels safer to advocate for our black brethren than for ourselves.
i 100% agree.and i think no one wants to admit this....
Apart from shia muslims south asian and middle eastern people are too scared to combat imperialism. I guess it's easier to go along with US and UK blacks.
South asians have internalised colonialism so much, but as you say, it does feel safer to go along with US/UK blacks.
In fact I have seen south asians have so much sympathy for blacks when it comes to racism, but then believe everything that racist say when it comes to asians.
It's so amazing how important it is too people of color to come live with white people. One could almost call it an obsession.
Really enjoyed this conversation, learnt a lot!
Oh my god, two of my favourite people!
Great disscussion, gotta check the book. Know there going to be more gems.
Oh look, two of my favourite people in a room together. ❤️
So glad this great man talks about growing having a Scottish mum and Jamaican father. Not many folk in London know that
There were plenty of poor white people in the Caribbean, perhaps further back than Akala's grandparents' time but I mean Muhammad Ali's grandfather was an Irishman and before the wealthy colonialists atomised the two groups, poor white Irish and English people often rebelled alongside their black brethren. See the fantastic book that covers this topic - Caliban and the Witch.
And Scottish Alexander Hamilton.
Blacks generally never went against whites who were down for the cause excluding the unfortunate situation in haiti where whites that were allies were killed by machete. Ironically polish folk were granted immunity
I'm an African-american and unfortunately I couldn't understand the author and title of a book that Akala refers to about 5:05 minute. It sounded like he said, Frank Freddy's book 'The Side of War', but I can't find any such book. I am struggling with the British-like accents... I am very impressed with Akala's work
I am from handsworth he is right they are very few white English people when I went to school in the 80s and 90s and handsworth college they where only 1 white boy in my class Ian ball and 2 white boys in the year also as a afghan they not many pathans in handsworth back in the 80s and 90s they where 2 main communities especially on Soho rd handsworth Jamaican carribbean and sikh indian punjabi that's why to this day the 2 main festival they have in handsworth park is the carribbean carnival and vaisakhi today handsworth you have africans kurdhish smoalians afghans and arabs Pakistani Bangladeshi it's changed over time
Excellent interview! Well done both..
Loved this interview!
What is there to dislike if someone shares honestly their views and experiences!
@banks Jay, usually the dislikes are from people who deep done espouse the beliefs he is talking about and it hits a little to close to home.
Akala would be an incredible PM.
Only just found this. Love Akala, and love you guys! Recently found your channel and I'm so happy to see a genuine lefty media outlet from the UK. I've got Akala's graphic novel, it's stunning.
Loved the freshness and vital authenticity of this interview. Great rapport between Akala and Ash. Big up #northlondon massive. Oneness.
asian girls like ASH goes through so much racism.
he needs his own tv show
SO TRUE SO TRUE
She's absolutely beautiful and she did a fantastic job with the probing questions with this interview. And you know that Akala's going to atomically annihilate any interview he's in. His points about Korean revenge cinema not making us think all Koreans are vengefully violent, Italian Mafia movies don't make us think that most Italians are mafiosos, etc.
Agree with akala, 💯 I remember in the eighties taking trips too various parts of the UK. As a result it exposed me too many scenarios that helped along the way, independence, overconing many early life lessons that I feel young people now do not have. As akala says it would be cheaper to send all those people in jail than to imprison them. Is this another syndicate that would rather benefit from people demise than see them prosper. We all have a responsibility to to make it better for the next generations and should all work together to HELP the youth as they are the future.
Great interview! Great guest!
Always impressed when hear Akala speak. He is a credit to young black men in Britain.
Brilliant interview, keep up the great work!
Akalia is an inspiration and my bro at least before he was a poet and a scholar he made mistakes but at least he's human
Excellent views of the impact of British Empire, so insightful. Looking through a mirror from the back of the frame. Caribbean examples are so revealing and shine a light into darkest ideology.
'refusal to pander to the white gaze' is probably number one in my reasons to respect akala
shut up
He hates Britain and white people same as her
Natives is my favourite book.
When Akala drops them trews *sighs dreamily*
Ash is so fine. Class act. So clever.
Is she the "I'm a communist" girl?
yep
She’s perfectly welcome to go to Laos, they’d welcome her with open arms.
@@SH-op9hc pretty much... Don't need to know much more.
@@onyourface207 your response clearly shows you know nothing unfortunately ... Maybe lose the arrogance and gain some humility, it will open your eyes and hopefully change your mindset /perspective... But tbf your previous comment show the chances are slim to none..
@@1902donna one could say the same thing about her... And you for the record
Two of the Most Beautiful people
"im literally a communist"
WOW.. I've always thought the same about youth school as part of a solution. There is a school in India. a huge school, where every year, they take students as young as 3. They would give them a complete medical, upon entry and if they need any special medical treatment, it is worked into their school schedule. During the school semesters, everyone boards at the school, and they are not allowed to contact family or friends until the holiday break. The school feeds them, shelters them, and teaches them academically as well as emotionally, and physically. The older students helps to look after the younger students as well as help with the upkeep of the school. The idea behind the school is similar to what Akala describes. It allows the children to grow outside of the influence of the adults around them and it also eases the burdens of the adults as they have less to worry about. This was to solve the issue of tribal wars in India. The school accepting children from many of these tribes will allow them to live and learn about each other in a safer environment as the school teaches them the skills needed for problem-solving.
Fantastic interview! I’m someone (a white middle class culturally rich monetarily ok 40 year old male secondary SEN teacher and mature student at a London University with a mixed race adorable wife and a 3 year old son with ASD.... )....who this interview absolutely educates, informs and represents my continuously developing views on identity, race and politics. I will definitely be sharing this with my own audience as it offers credible and intelligent conversation on vital topical issues. Many thanks 👌😀
si lewis Idiot
I know I'm late in the comments but these two great minds should marry.
AKALA FOR PRIMEMINISTER! Been saying it from day.
falloutgirl902 He would probably be forced to lose his edge and become part of the status quo.
Truth of the matter is this country wouldnt be ready for it we claim to be progressive but its merely an illusion.
falloutgirl902 that’s the day this country dies.
Arsenal F.C. Another Nigel Farage supporter huh
R Sosa yeah mate too right,a man who ain’t afraid to speak the truth even though silly people like you think he is a racist😂.
Arsenal F.C. How could I have guessed a Nigel Farage, Tommy Robinson supporter trolling in the comment section typical trash!
actually , although that's true regards windrush, the name Brittain is far older in fact its origins of name go back about 3000 years, to a guy called Brutus "Brutian became Britain" but he is right from the pov of an established common government/monarch we call the british government and the crown, england governed Jamaica before legally governing Scotland, im sure Akala keeping it simple for the interview ( i know he gonna know the origins of the name ,he too smart and well read not to) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brutus_of_Troy
I need to read his book but I swear he’s too intelligent for me that I probably wouldn’t even understand it. I just love him!!
Kaylah Loves Unicorns you would understand it! Give it a read :-)
His policy idea towards the end is spot on. People need to be nurtured.